Drop Gas tank

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

Jan 9, 2008 | 10:19 AM

StillaKilla187

Thread Starter

Senior User

Joined: Aug 2004

Posts: 193

Likes: 0

From: Colorado Springs

Drop Gas tank

Theres a rust hole in near top of my gas tank, in my 1995 bronco 5.8L auto. i have the 33 gallon, what is the size of the fuel sending unit hole? and how hard is it to drop the tank? Im pretty sure im replacing it with a plastic tank so it doesnt happen again.

Jan 9, 2008 | 10:45 AM

Kemicalburns

Hotshot

Joined: Jul 2002

Posts: 14,285

Likes: 12

From: Bend,OR

just go to ford and get a replacment fuel pump and be sure to buy a tank for your year bronco. not a big deal

Jan 9, 2008 | 10:52 AM

StillaKilla187

Thread Starter

Senior User

Joined: Aug 2004

Posts: 193

Likes: 0

From: Colorado Springs

Well, the fuel pump is fine, i just need a new tank. and there are like 4 different sizes of holes for the fuel sending unit. Thats the only problem, I have dropped tanks in other trucks its usually pretty straight foward, and easy. I was just seein how hard the bronco is.

Jan 9, 2008 | 12:29 PM

andym

Post Fiend

Joined: Mar 2002

Posts: 19,402

Likes: 38

From: Bonita Springs FL

Pretty easy to drop it from what I hear. No major trickery involved.

I think you misunderstood what kem was saying about the fuel pump. Go out and hold a fuel pump in your hands for your year and measure it so you know how big the opening is in your tank.

Jan 10, 2008 | 07:38 AM

StillaKilla187

Thread Starter

Senior User

Joined: Aug 2004

Posts: 193

Likes: 0

From: Colorado Springs

ooooH that makes way more sense.

Jan 20, 2008 | 12:40 AM

Surge08

Post Fiend

Joined: Nov 2007

Posts: 9,944

Likes: 4

From: Somewhere In FTE Land

I just did my tank make sure you replace the upper straps. Mine had fallin apart when I removed the tank.

Jan 20, 2008 | 02:14 AM

khadma

Carpenter Local 745

Joined: Apr 2006

Posts: 5,794

Likes: 11

From: on da beach

My tank is held in by the skidplate, and the bolts are the hardest items to deal with. Hit/spray them with a penetrating oil the day before and you will be okay.
Make sure you have an extra set of hands to handle the "empty" tank when you drop the tank from the bronc.

10 Ways Ford is LOSING to the Competition

Joe Kucinski

Top 6 Best Deals Available on New Fords & Lincolns Right Now

Brett Foote

This Hennessey Takes the Expedition Tremor's Off-Roading Capability to the Next Level

Verdad Gallardo

Top 10 Fords at 2026 Carlisle Ford Nationals

Joe Kucinski

3 Best / 3 Worst Parts of Modern Ford Ownership

Brett Foote

10 Amazing Upgrades That Solve Common Ford Truck Owner Headaches

Pouria Savadkouei

Every 2026 Ford Engine Explained

Brett Foote

10 Ugly Ford Trucks That We Still Kinda Love

Joe Kucinski

10 Things Every Truck Owner NEEDS (2026 Edition)

Michael S. Palmer

Rezvani's Latest Post-Apocalyptic Monster Is a Ford F-150 Raptor Underneath

Verdad Gallardo

Jan 20, 2008 | 05:22 PM

khadma

Carpenter Local 745

Joined: Apr 2006

Posts: 5,794

Likes: 11

From: on da beach

Quote:

Originally Posted by BroncoChris88

The skid plate is on the bottem yes. Above the tank is straps. you can't see them ontill the tank has been removed.

I know that, my uppers were okay. Getting the skidplate off is the toughest part of the job.

The bolts go through an insert that does not like the harsh under carriage elements. I can imagine how hard it is to break loose if the truck is in snow/ice/salt country.

The bolts have so much crud on them it takes some good torque to get off.
(1/2 drive tools or impact maybe needed).

Jan 20, 2008 | 08:36 PM

#10

LCA078

Tuned

Joined: Sep 2007

Posts: 346

Likes: 11

From: Austin, TX

I just dropped my tank on my '88 and it wasn't too bad of a job. Maybe an hour's worth of cursing but that's about it. 8 bolts (15mm nut and a 13mm bolt head), the fuel/electrical connections, plus the fill tube is really all it was. I pulled my tank pump and it looked like it dipped in asphalt. The tank is pretty nasty inside and I was wondering how much a new tank would cost. Any one have an idea? I was thinking of getting this one cleaned but I have no clue how close a hole is from rusting out on the inside and I don't think it's worth the chance.